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  Review by k(arst)en ★★★★ 32

  Undeniably and unsurprisingly one of the most gorgeously animated films of the year.

  On a semi-unrelated note: It is weird that THIS was the film that really made me think about how horrific a film industry dominated by streaming services looks like. Like you can really only experience this beautiful movie if you own an Apple device of some kind. Or an Apple Id or whatever you get what I mean. Very awesome how films got so accessible and so inaccessible so fast! Not a mind-blowing thought by any means. But pretty odd the more you think about it, no? Idk

  Great movie, though!

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  Review by davidehrlich ★★★★ 13

  Irish animation studio Cartoon Saloon may not be able to match the impact or consistency of Japan’s Studio Ghibli (who can?), but the Kilkenny-based outfit has gradually emerged as one of the world’s last and most valuable bulwarks against the crude and craven soullessness that has defined the post-“Shrek” era of mainstream animated movies. Rooted in Celtic mythology and drawn to look like a moving stained glass window, 2009’s Oscar-nominated “The Secret of Kells” stood apart from its computer-generated 3D contemporaries for its warmth and its beauty. While the likes of “Bolt” and “Kung Fu Panda” offered all the magic of a trip to the mall, Cartoon Saloon’s breakout almost seemed holy by comparison.

  If subsequent efforts “Song of the…

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  Review by Patrick Willems ★★★★ 6

  Every time I can see those hand-drawn pencil lines I do the Antonio Banderas lean back gif

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  Review by Lucy ★★★★ 4

  AFI 2020: film #10

  “there’s two of us now”

  absolutely delightful. some of the plot points can easily be guessed just like most family films, but the animation is gorgeous and the loving warmth radiates off every frame like the sun

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  Review by CinemaVoid 🏴‍☠️ ★★★★½ 3

  In a time when shitty live action remakes of Disney classic rule the box office, doing hand-drawn animation is an act of rebellion.

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  Review by James (Schaffrillas) ★★★★ 24

  This movie has the most weirdly inconsistent animation I've ever seen, there are some scenes that are straight-up some of the most gorgeous things I've ever witnessed, and then others where the character designs look like parodies and I can't tell what the focal point of the shot is supposed to be

  But it was great otherwise so go watch it

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  Review by demi adejuyigbe 7

  Feels like I didn't give this movie the attention it deserved because i watched it over the course of a week, constantly reminding myself "ahh I really should finish Wolfwalkers" like it was a slog of a TV show and not a perfectly good movie. Big Hunchback/Pocahantas vibes with a really beautiful hand-drawn animated style that feels like something I would've stumbled on while surfing past Cartoon Network some afternoon in the mid-2000s. In a just world this movie would be a big hit and we'd get a few months of annoying reflexive discourse where I would say something purposefully stupid like "I liked Wolfwalkers better when it was called Avatar 🙄" and two people would send me a way-too-aggressive paragraph yelling about Dances with Wolves.

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  Review by Andi 💓 ★★★★★ 13

  NON-SPOILER REVIEW

  As a child, I have always loved fairy tales and folklores – whether it be about a princess locked in a tower or a sea monster waiting for its prey. If you love beautiful animation and magical stories filled with love and unpredictable twists, this is the 2020 film you’ve been waiting for.
      This new feature comes with the distinctive style Cartoon Saloon is known for, and an unexpectedly heart-warming tale woven with old magic; the magic we are told of as children. The myth? Werewolves, but far from what you think a story about werewolves would look like. 
      You will cry, both from tears of joy and pain. You will smile at the…

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  Review by ˗ˏˋ Liam ˊˎ˗ ★★★★★ 9

  yeah i’m never shutting up about how good this is!!!!!!!

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  Review by alor ★★★★½ 7

  John Lasseter (dir. of Toy Story & Toy Story 2) once said: "Unfortunately 2D (animation) became the excuse for poor storytelling..." and I would argue that this is exactly what's happening now with 3D/CGI animation.

  Wolfwalkers is hands down the best animated feature of the year so far.

  And yea maybe i did shed a tear when "Running With the Wolves" started playing, what about it

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  Review by nick ★★★★★ 1

  Wolfwalkers mixes heartwarming humanity and a strong dose of political overtone, in a magical, melancholy folklore tale that's equal parts mature and carefree. Set in an imagined Irish town, where the theme of good v. evil is again echoed, with a resounding political twist that's as relevant today as ever before, Wolfwalkers is for sure one of the best movies of 2020.

  Wolfwalkers is a much welcomed breath of fresh air in the animation world, thanks to its unapologetically anti-Hollywood nature -- the unmistakable accents, the breathtakingly poetic, traditional hand-drawn style, as well as its message that's for the most part overwhelming for a Hollywood production. The likeability of the characters, the perfect soundtracks and its abundant heart and soul all contribute to the greatness of Wolfwalkers, which is guaranteed to be a fun, dazzling and tearjerking ride. Highly recommended.

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  Review by George Clark ★★★★ 9

  Cartoon Saloon's newest release, Wolfwalkers, is one of, if not, the best 2D animated film to come out in years. With Wolfwalkers, directors Tomm Moore and Ross Stewart travel back to Ireland with another awe inspiring folktale that follows a pretty familiar storyline. When a young girl named Robyn finds a pack of wolves in the woods led by a mysterious wolf girl named Mebh and her mother. The two become friends as Robyn, after becoming a wolfwalker herself after a bite from Mebh, must help to stop the humans from hunting down the wolves and ultimately, eradicating there species entirely. 

  The storyline is one that's rather simple and unfortunately does mean it can be pretty predictable at times, but…